Orange County Schools 1:1 Initiative provides all students, in grades K-2 with IPADS and grades 3-12 with a laptop computer to support and transform learning. Orange County Schools has seven elementary schools committed to providing a strong academic foundation for lifelong learning. In addition to the core academic program based on the NC Standard Course of Study (NC SCOS), OCS offers enrichment and intervention programs at each K-5 school to enhance, expand, and strengthen students’ skills. Some of the programs are provided for all students while others are provided based on identified student needs. These programs include: Art, music, health and physical education, technology, AIG and Exceptional Children’s Programs, Spanish, and English as a Second Language.
AVID, offered at our middle and high schools, is a program that targets students in the "academic middle" who typically would be the first in their families to attend college, and many are from low-income or minority families. The intent is to prepare these students for college by ensuring they enroll in rigorous college preparatory classes. The AVID elective class provides support, academic monitoring, and tutoring. Writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading, along with tutorials and study skills are the core strategies introduced to students in the AVID elective class.
Many exciting college and career readiness classes are offered in middle and high school students, including but not limited to: dual language programs, certifications such as Safe Server and Microsoft, Habitat for Humanity, dual enrollment in community college course, SAS coding, engineering course etc. Students also have the opportunity to take Spanish, Latin, French or independent studies in German.
